Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a ________________ holiday that celebrates and honors the men and women who died serving our country.

• city

• state

• town

• national

Memorial Day is celebrated the last _____________ in May.

• Friday

• Monday

• Wednesday

• Thursday

Memorial Day used to be known as what?

• Day of the Dead Day

• Decorate your tombstone Day

• Decoration Day

• Fallen Soldier's Day

Decoration Day was first celebrated on May 30, 1868 to decorate the graves of soldiers who died during what war?

• American Civil War

• American World War II

• World War I

• The Revolutionary War

Decoration Day became an official holiday in 1871 in what state?

• California

• Texas

• Florida

• Michigan

It is customary on Memorial Day to do what at 3 pm?

• have a hot dog and a soda

• have a moment of silence

• have a hamburger and a soda

• wave the American flag

How should the American flag be flown until noon on Memorial Day?

• all the way un the pole all day

• upside down to remember the dead

• half-mast until noon

• not have the flag flown to show sadness

To pay their respects, what place do the president and vice-president visit during Memorial Day?

• The Pentagon

• The White House

• Arlington National Cemetery

• A baseball game

Where is Arlington National Cemetery located?

• Texas

• California

• New York

• Virginia

Memorial Day is a day to wear what colors?

• Red, Black, and Yellow

• Red, Pink, and Green

• Red, White, and Blue

• Red, Purple, and Orange